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Article: AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY 'DARIUS GOES WEST' SCREENING SET FOR OCT. 28
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- October 27, 2009
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BURLINGTON, Vt., Oct. 26 -- The University of Vermont issued the following news release:
Where would you go if you'd never been away from home? What would you do if you didn't have much time left? Darius went west.
Fifteen-year-old Darius Weems from Athens, Georgia was born with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), the most common fatal genetic disorder to affect children worldwide. In 2000, Darius watched his older brother, Mario, pass away from the same disease at age 19. Soon after, Darius lost use of the muscles in his legs and began using a wheelchair.
In response to Darius' struggles, a group of his college-age friends rented a wheelchair-accessible RV and hit the road in July of 2005. ...